Take care of situations and responsibilities yourself. Don’t rely on others to offer sound advice. Be disciplined when handling health, financial and contractual matters. Consider what’s needed to min...

28th Sunday in Ordinary Time What lead Naaman to God? How basic this is to the Bible! What lead him to God? It was not his power or success, it was not his fame or the fact he inspired fear in people ...

Breakfast Thursday, Oct. 13 – Sausage and biscuit, fruits galore and milk. Friday, Oct. 14 – Fall Break - No school. Monday, Oct. 17 – Fall Break - No school. Tuesday, Oct. 18 – Biscuit, white gravy, ...

“I can remind myself life is about living for God by making my bed,” says Kevin, 5. Living for God is exciting when we think of Moses lifting his staff to see God part the Red Sea or Elijah seeing fir...

A celebration of Native culture is planned on Monday on the square in downtown Okmulgee. The 5th annual Indigenous Peoples Day will be held on the south lawn of Muscogee Council House beginning at 11 ...

The floats, the formals, the oohs and ahs from the crowd will mark the tradition-bound homecoming activities in both Henryetta and Okmulgee tonight. Jenna Van Meter has been picked queen at Henryetta,...

Hillcrest Henryetta Blood Drive Hillcrest Hospital Henryetta will host a Community Blood Drive on Friday, Oct. 7 from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Appointments are not required but can be made by calling 1-800...

Registration deadline for Okmulgee Main Street’s annual Harvest Spoon Chili Festival is just one week away. The festival will be held Oct. 22, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. The deadline to register is Oct. 7...

Dewar Harvest Festival Dewar Harvest Festival will be held on Saturday, Oct. 1 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Vendors can sign up at Dewar Town Hall from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. Spaces for v...

Years ago a small city hospital called a Henryetta businessman. They asked him if he could come and donate a pint of blood. A baby girl had been born that day and due to complications at birth she was...

OKLAHOMA CITY – The nomination period for four child advocacy awards will close Friday, Sept. 30, so the time is “now” to make your nominations on the Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy website at ...

Put excessive spending to rest this year, and focus on saving for something special. Rethink your life strategy and what’s important to you, and you’ll devise a plan that will encourage you to update ...

FAMILY FEATURES A fter a long day in the classroom or at f\ the office, it's tough to top bringing the / 1 family together with a home-cooked — 1 When evenings are busy with homework and activities, h...

Pork Chops in Creamy Mustard-Peppercorn Sauce Recipe courtesy of Marcia Stanley, MS, RDN, Culinary Dietitian, on behalf of Milk Means More Total time: 20 minutes Servings: 4 3/4 cup evaporated 2% milk...

East Central Oklahoma Family Health Center, Inc. (ECOFHC) in Henryetta will host a Community Health Fair on Friday, Sept. 30 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. There will be free screenings and assessments offere...

26TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME (C) Am. 6: 4 -7 / 1Tim. 6: 11 – 16/ Lk. 16: 19 -31 BY REV. ROBERT DUCK I’d like to suggest we usually misunderstand the parable of the rich man and Lazarus. We usually und...

American author, Andrea Davis Pinkney, was born Sept. 25, 1963 in Washington, D.C. She writes about African-American culture through children, young adult and picture books. Raised in Connecticut, Pin...

With a gathering of family members and friends, Emalee Morgan of Tulsa, a past resident of Henryetta, celebrated her 99th birthday on Wednesday at Coleman's Cafe in Okmulgee. Morgan expressed her love...

Henryetta Historical Society board members Marcus Whitworth, Sr. and Mike Doak attended the Oklahoma Museum Association Conference held Sept. 14-16 in Enid. Theme of the conference was Museums: Bringi...

We often hear people saying; “No man is an island.” It is true because we are living together the same on planet earth. Living in the world we have helped each other. We have done well about charity. ...